Key statistics
Satellite OPS 1127 (DMSP 4B F3) at a glance.
Uptime
20438
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.3
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
98.5
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for OPS 1127 (DMSP 4B F3).
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: OPS 1127 (DMSP 4B F3)
International designator: 1969-062A
Object number (NORAD): 4047
Object ID (CCSDS): 4047
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 100.743 minutes
Inclination: 98.469 deg
SMA: 7171.926 km
Apoapsis: 825.087 km
Periapsis: 762.495 km
RAAN: 47.5061 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0043637
Argument of periapsis: 195.0242 deg
Mean anomaly: 164.9647 deg
Mean motion: 14.29384556 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000068 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000042767 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 5, 2025, 5:45 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 5, 2025, 1:54 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 OPS 1127 (DMSP 4B F3)
TLE line 1: 1 04047U 69062A 25186.57972712 .00000068 00000-0 42767-4 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 04047 98.4690 47.5061 0043637 195.0242 164.9647 14.29384556911816
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Real-time ground track for satellite OPS 1127 (DMSP 4B F3).
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
DSAP-4B (Defense Satellite Application Program Block 4B) was the sixth version of the military meteorological satellites of the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program.
OPS 1127 (DMSP 4B F3) was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Thor Burner 2 | DSAP-4B F3’, on board a Thor Burner 2 space rocket.
The launch took place on July 23, 1969, 4:39 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 10W.
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Thor Burner 2 | DSAP-4B F3
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: July 23, 1969, 4:39 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Thor Burner 2
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 10W
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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